Pulling-over and lasting machine.



E. BROTHERS. PULLING-OVEB AND LASTING MACHINE. APPLICATlON FILED JUNE 7.I906.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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E. BROTHERS.

PULLlNG-OVER AND LASTlNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1906.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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W/TA/ELSSES maae zn E. BROTHERS.

PULUNG-OVE R AND LASTlNG MACHINE.

APPUCATION men JUNE 1. 1906.

Patented Apr.13, 1915.

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E. BROTHERS. v PULHNG-OVER AND LAS'HNG MACHINE.

lwPuc'ATlou HLED sun; 1. 1906.

" Patented Apr.13, 1915.

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ilhiiilhli ELI BROTHEBfi, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TOJUNITEDSHOE EACEIETEBPY COMPANY, OF PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPQBATIGE' OF NEWJERSEY.

i PULLING-OVER AND LASTING MACHWE. 7

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1 -22 'HZIOH'L it may concern i Be it known that I, ELI BROTHERS, acitizen of the United States residing at Lynn, in the county of Essexand Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements inPulling-Over and Lasting Machines, of which the following descrip tion,in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification; likereference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in theseveral figures.

This invention relates to machines for working uppers over lasts and hasfor its object to provide a machine by which in successive operations ashoe upper may be "fpulled-over or drawn into preliminary position andadjusted on the last, and then "llasted or finally conformed to theshape of the last. it has heretofore been the practice to pullover ashoe by hand or by a pulling-over machine and thereafter to last theshoe in a lasting machine.

The present invention combines in one machine provision for pulling-overthe shoe and provision for lasting the shoe.

This invention has the advantage of reducing the number of machines andindependent operations required for the manufacture of a shoe thuseconomizing time and factory space and saving at least one handling ofthe shoe.

Another advantage of this invention is that the lasting oi theshoe mayhe per tormcd imn'iediatcly after the pnlling -over operation and it is,therefore, unnece cry to secure the upper by temporary 't'nstiiiings forholding it between the pnliing-ovcinnnd lasting operations as hasheretofore been application so Far as the two ap licationsdisclosecommon su jcct-miitter. and the claims to features of invention whichare common to the two applications are to lfound in said applicationPier. Yo. 41.1%.

A feature of the in ention to'iie protected Specification of LettersPatent.

of sustaining the l etented Apr, 13 i i-M5.

/ Application filed June 7, 1896. Serial No. 3320,51 3.

in this application consists in the combinetion 'ith piiliing-orer meansand opposed shoe ahutting'or supporting means, of means arranged formovement after the upger has oeen'pulled in a planesnhstantielly'parsllel with the shoe pottoni into contact with the topface of the shoe. This means is herein shown as embodied in restarranged to engage the top face of the shoe, that is, the face opposedto the shoe bottom, and to slide automatically toward the instep of theshoe,

with or ithout means to holdthe rest from such siiding movement duringthepuliingover operation. In a machine organized as suggested therest-so movable may serve two purposes of Which advantage is taken inthe use of the present machine. The first is that shoe againstdisplacement during subsequent operations thereon such, for example, theinsertion of taclitinto the shoe bottom. During the pnliingro ver it isadvantageous to hav said sustaining means out of the way so that thetopface of the shoe the more readily observable by the Workman. Theother purpose, which, may be either additionai to or alternative withthat first mentioned, i to present a gage extending trsinsversely acrossthe machine and the shoe and with reference to which the position oi thetip of. the shoe upper may he compared.

Another feature of this invention is found in the provision. in ainachine in which the last is moved away from the grippers to etch thenpp za oi" tack and driver gn' moi'shle. atter the stretching operation.nto the space previously occupied by the lzist to positimi the techsrclativeij--to the bottom of the shoe. T his morci-iient of the guidesis shown a swinging movement and ad antageously takes place in directionlength Wise of the shock" l The foregoing featnre oryiiich are to heclaimed will now he descried in connection with the accompanyingdrghings necessary xplcnntion lacing made in such description of thegeneral organimtioirerd construction oi the machine. including manyfeatures which are claimed in said continnin application. r

in the drawings which illustrate a preferred enihodinient of theinvention,Fig-' we 1 is a side view oithe upper portion of the machine;big. 2 is a front View of the upper portion of the machine; I.

detail perspective; few of the lower portion of the machinfi, showingthe operating treadles; Figdfli is a horizontal section. on line 4- 4, Fg. 1, showing the several parts of the machine in position for receivinga shoe. A- shoe is shown in section with the uppeni'n position to begripped Fig. 5 is a sectional viewgthrough-the grippers and the shoe inthe same plane as F 1g. 4, but showing the re lative position of theparts aifteritheupper has been pulled; F g. fins-a view similar 'to Fig.5,'but in substantially vthe plane of the tack drivers, showing theposition of the 'several parts including the toe rest and wipers whilethe lasting ofthe shoe is being performed and illustrating the operativeposition of the tack guides; Fig. is a perspective view of one sectionof the rippars; Fig. 8 is t. perspective View 0 one section of thelasting plates or wipers; Fig.

9 is a perspective' view, partly in section, of one of-the tack drlvingis a section on line 10 10 of Figs. 1 and 9,

shown? a detail of the: tack driving mechanism; ig. llis a view from theplane of the line 1 1-11', Fig.1 5, showing in section the grippers andthe abutment for the bottom of the last and illustrating in dotted linesa movement which may be given the last 'with relation to the grlppedupper'for relatively adjustiu thelast andithe toe tip seam of the upper;ig. 12 is a side elevation,

partly .in section, showing thef positionof the parts when an upper hasbeen pulled and illustrating the means for imparting to the last alongitudinal movement Oftzhrusting'the last forwardly into the' pulledupper; Big. 13 is a section of the gripper-sand.

.last and illustrates by dotted 'lines'a tip ping movement which may beimparted to the last for tightening the upper over the l I top of thelast; Figs. 14, 15, and 16 illustrate in detail the successive positionswhich may he assumed by the parts in lasting the upper on the fore partof 'a shoe; Fig.17 is a perspective view, partly in section, of the forepart of an assembled sh0'e,-andillusti-ates the position ofthe' upper onthe fore part of a shoe ready to be presented to the machine; Fig. 18 is.a perspective view of the Y fore part of a shoe after having beenpulledover and lasted by the machine. 1 I v The head 2 of the machine isadjustably supported by a suitable base at the right ele- Yr when forthe shoe being operated upon to or determining.

mechanisms; Fig. 10 v easily; inserted lace opening 4 ofbell-cranklevers 6 having horizontal arms connected by a forked'rod 5 toa treadle 7. crank lever 6 are secured by pin and slot connections tohorizontally movable plungers 8 mounted in suitable guides in theplungers 8 is rigidly connected l one of the two sections, ofthe movablemember i0 oi the grippers. The cooperating fixed gripper The verticalarms of the bell head. To the'front ends of each of the member 12 isalso for-media two'sections and is rigidly connected, as indicated at14, g to a plate 15 fixed to the head, Preferably the gripper membersare longitudinally curred as indicated in Figs. 2, 7, and llto adaptthem to receive the edge portion of the upper material of the shoe fromone side of the fore part of the last around the toeto the other side ofthe last, whereby the entire.

end portion of the upper is acted upon hy" the grippers simultaneously.

Theedge portion of the fore part of a V wardly fromthesides of the last,as sho rvn most clearly in Fig. 17 ,and preferably the grippers areformed with a curvature mashoe, upper assembled upon a lastflares-outterially greater or of longer radius than; i

the curvature of the end portion oi a las,

as may be seen from Fig; 11, whereby the grippers are adapted to receivereadily" the outwardly flaring edge portion of the upper.;

This arrangement enables theupper tdbe in the grippers when the ca 15presented to the machine and in sures that the upper will be held out ofeonand Ppers are relatively moved for P1111- ing theupper. Thisprovision for holding adjusted with reatervfacility, [as will be morefully expl per jaws are so constructed and arranged that they may bereadily disconnected from v their supporting and operating mechanism andremoved from the maehine to permit ained. The sectional gripthe upperaway fromth'e sides of the last enables the last and upper to herelatively jaws of the shape required tor of dif-- I 'ferent contourstobe inserted imthfeima- An abutment 20, against which the is rested, ismounted in the head 2 in posipart of the last. The pullingof the upperis'efilectedbya relative movement of this abutment and the chine. bottomof the last or the innersole' thereon tion to engage the fore grippersand as herein shown-the abutment is moved while the grippers are heldstationary after having clamped the stock. To this end the abutment'QOis mounted for longitudinal movement in the head and is attachedat itsrear end by a pfi and slot to thevertical arm of a bell-crank lever 22.

The horizontal arm of the bell-crank lever is connected by a rod 24,movable through a guide 26, with a foot treadle 28 by which the plungeris actuated.

10L tact with the sides of the last Whenthe last Y assess? The parts ofthe machine are so constructed and arranged, as Will beobserved fromFigs. 1, 2, and 5, that the last may be moved in various directions withrelation to the abutment 20, such movements being desirable for thepurpose of. IGlfitli QlYfilfljUSblllg the last and the upper to locatetheimportent lines of the upperas, to: example, the

toe tip seam and the longitndinel lace openon. F or instance, it may berequired site; the shoe has been drawn about the last toeegn'st the ingof the shoe-in proper'pos t last and upper transversely of the lost.This tudinally about the fore part of the last to straighten the toe tipor locate two ends of the toe tip seem at the desired relative distancesfrom the toe end of the last. This relative adjustment or" the upper andlast may be efiected by swinging the heel end of the last laterallyabout the abutment a.

center, as indicated in Fig. 11. Sometimes it is desirable to pull theupper over the toe end of the last either moreor less than it is pulledover the sides of the fore part and in order to do this the lost may berocked forwardly or backwardly with relation to the abutment as acenter, as indicated in 13. In this figure the dotted lines show theosition of a last when the heel end is moved aokwardly or toward themachine for stretching the upper over the toe of the lost.

It is'frequently of advantage to strain the upper at the sides of thelast slightly backwardly for tightening the upper over the instep of thelast and in the present machine this can be done by moving the lastforwardly into the pulled upper, as indicedisl in Fig. 12. Preferablymeans will be pro vided for actuating the last forwardly and shown mostclearly in l i as herein shown this means comprises a heel rest .30carried by a vertically movable slide 32 which is shown as provided witha pinion 34: in. engagement with a reel; 36 on the head 2.

A handle 38 is provided by means of which the pinion may be actuated formoving the carrier 32. The carrier is pro 'ided with a forwardlyextending arm upon which is supported a. spring-actuated pawl 20, as l,and the shaft of the pinion 34 is provided with a rutchet 4i cooperatingwith the pawl and by means of which the carrier may be locked in theposition to which it is elevated. When the pawl is Withdrawn from theratchet the cairrieiis free to be and in practice will be moveddownwardly by gravity. Prefer ably provision is made for movement of theheel rest 30 with relation to the carrier 32 in order that the positionof the rest may be varied to suit the locatio of the heel ends of diferently shaped lasts. To this end the rest is shown as pivotallyconnected at l2 to a. block is which is adjustable forwardly andbackwardly and may, if desired be held inedjusted posit-ion by a binding screw 46 extending through a slot in a bracket 48. The bracket 48 ismounted in the carrier 32 for sliding movement laterally, whereby theheel rest may be readily positioned to support heel ends ofrightundlel't shoes made on crooked lasts. The ro olrin movements of thelast with relation to the abutment 220 for adjusting the last within theupper may be made while the heel rest occupies a lowered position out ofcontact with the last, or, if desired, any of these movements of thelast may be made while the last is supported by the heel rest, themovable connections between the heel rest and its carrier permitting therest to accompany the heel end 01. the last in its movements. The heelrest may-if desired be employed for supporting the last before andduring the pulling of the upper by-the relative movements of thegrippers and abutment, as above described. The rest will, however,preferably be employed to support the last during the lasting of theshoe.

- it is to be observed that the movements of the up; r as aboveexplained are facilitated and the adjustments more readily secured byreason of the fact that the grippers hold the worl; away from the sidefaces of the last as b "fore described and as illustrated in thedrawings. This arrangement permits the last to move within the upperwithout frictional resistance which would be produced if the upper wereheld by the grippers in engagrement with the side faces of the last.

For finally conforming the upper to the last and laying the edge portionof the upper over upon the innersole after the shoe has been pulled-overby pulling the upper oven the last and making such adjustments of upperand lost relatively as may be neccssary to position the upper properlyupon the last, lasting plates or wipers G0 are employed. These wipersare arranged for movementlengthwise of the last or laying the edgeportion of the upper bzickwardli over the toe end of the last and arealso su rsnged forbpcning and closing movement that they may wipe theupper nwardly on he sides of the last as they advance longiudinally o erthe last. As herein shown. 1e wipers are carried by Wiper plates 62,Fig. 8, which are movable. in a. Feces. ormed for them between the plate15 a d plate 63, both of which plates are rigid ttaclied to the heed 2.The wipers are pitlast for adjusiing it with relation to the :e

ota-lly connected to the lower-ends of links 64by which they aresuspended from across head 66 having a guide rih 68, see 2, lo

cated in :1- vertical guideway in the head 2. The cross head 66 is,connected at 70 with a lever 7 2 which. is joined by a link 74 to theframe of the machine aid has a handle by means of which the cross headand the wipers may he vertically. moved. The lever is provided with aspring pressed pawl for I engaging a ratchet 7 5 on the head and afinger lever T6'secured to the handleof the'lever is connected with "thepawl for withdrawing it 'from'the ratchet. The-connections thus fardescribed operate/to move the wipers lengthwise-of'the last. For, thepurpose of giving them closing and opening" movements transversely ofthe last for wiping the upper inwardly from the sides of the last andthen withdrewingthe wipersare connected bv links 78 with the stationaryplate 6-3. The links are so arranged that the wipers will he forcedinwardly for can rying them transversely over the shoe as they areadvanced lengthwise of the last. Any other suitahlemea-ns for actuatingthe wipers may he suhstituted for the means .justdescribed.

The heel rest' fl will preferably be employed forlsupporting the lastagainst ,lon-

v inoperative position, where it does not interfere with the insertionof the shoe and the movement of the last for adjustment with.

.' relation to the uppel, into an operative position, Where it willengage the top face of the fore part of the shoe and support the last.This rest is herein shown-as a padded block .80 carried by e verticallymovable "slide 82 which is guided by undercut ribs on the plate 6,3, asshown most clearly in Fig. 4. A- s-pring-pressed locking .pin 84 is-,provided on the plate 63 for engagingga recess in theslide 82 to holdthe slide in the raised position shown in Figs. I and 2 where the toerest is hut of operative relation to the shoe.

In the construction shown the toe rest 80 is provided with a stem 86which is adjustably 1 secured in a forwardly end downwardly extendingarm of the slide' 82. The

stem is shown as provided with a groove into which turns a binding screw88 by means of which the toe rest is held in adjusted. position withrelation to the planeof the top of the last and restrained from;

- -1-0mioe. In practice the toe rest .will preferalily'be held in itsraised position, as.

massages? ;shown in 1, and :2, during ithe pulling over operations andwhen the shoe 1s alrout.

to 'he'lasted by the, actuationof the wipers the stop will be withdrawnto pernnt'the toe rest L450 descend into engagement wit-i170 the-topface of the fore art of. the shoe,

The toe rest will preferah y he so -ad-}'usted with relation to theplane of the face of the shoe that as it descends it Wl'll engage theinclined .front end of the last-as, for example, in'the position shownin 14:. it will be understood that the position to which the last willhave been mmfjed by the abutment 20 in stretching the upper will f varysomewhat in different shoesflani by arranging the toe rest to engage theinclined portion of the end of the shoe, as shown,

no adjustment of the toe rest in itsslide will ordinarily be required onaccounfl'otthe 4 w v 3. 'erably he located in the slide 82 with referposition of the shoe. The toe will pref ence to the-plane of thewipersiso-that when the rest is lowered into operative position it willstrike (the usual inclined face of the v front end of the last, asillustratedin Fig.

l4 :and will .press downwardly 'hy ,gravity along this face thustendingto wedg fore-c othe last reerwardlyagainst the-wipers as the wipers areclosed for laying the upper over the innersole. Inpractice the abutment20 will preferably be retractedasithe wipers are moved into operative'position so thetnthe toe rest may be free to force the last firmlyagainst the wipers. If, as may frequently happen, the last is beyond theplane of the Wipers, as shown,

lot-example in Fig. l4:, tl1e toe rest will force the last backwardlyagainst'the wiperswhen the abutment 'ZO-is retracted, as illustrated inFigs. 15 and .16. This arrange ment enables the wipers to actefiectively notwithstanding different initial positions thelast'withrelation to the plane of the wipers. A V

F or inserting tacks thei'machine herein illustrated is provided withtwo tack driv ing mechanisms which are independent in their.comstructiomhut are arranged tohe operated simultaneously. To this endthe machine headsiipports a rocksha'ft 90 to one end of which is pinnedalien-crank lever 91 connected by a rod 92 time foot treadle 93.The-vertical armbf the bell-crank lever is secured by and slotconnection to the,

- driver bar 94. The end of'the rock-shaft 9O opposite to that on whichismounted the bell cranklever 91 carries an arm 951 corresponding; inposition and functhon to the Vertical arm of the hell-crankflever andunited 'by a pin and slot'connect'ion to the' driverv bar 94 of thesecond tuck driving mechanism. The tacking mechanisms ar alike and thedetail construction thereofgis ril moved. so far for stretching theupper that the bottom of the last is carried forwardly shown in Fig. 9.As will be seen from this figure the mechanism'includes guide blockthrough which the driver-bar .16 is guided and which carries in thisembodiment of the invention means {F holding and adv-Lmcing a tack stip. t" advancing means operated to pro at E1- t-iek automatically inalinement wi h i e. drii during each back stroke of the driver bar. Tothis end the front portion of. the guide block )5 is provided on itsouter side with a guide 97 for tack strip 98. 'The guide block also isprovided with an outwardly extending sleeve '10) in which is mounted forendwise movement a rod 102 connected at its outer iend by a plate with aratchet bar 106 having a blade extending through slots in the guide 97and in the guide block 95 as shown in Fig. 9, and provided with teethfor engaging the shanks of tacks on the tack strip. A spring 108normally presses the rod 102 in the direction for moving the ratchet herto advance the tack strip While the inner end of the rod projects intothe guide block 275 and stands in the path of a cam surface 119 on thedriver bar 94. With this construction advance movement of the driver barforces the rod 102 outwardly and causes the ratchet bar to be drawnbackwardly over the tack strip. hen the driver bar is retracted thespring 108 moves the rod 102 and the ratchet bar to feed the tackstrip.forwardly a distance equal to .4;,.the space between two tacks inthe track strip. In this way the tacks are automatically presented inposition to be driven.

As herein illustrated it is contemplated to drive one tack at each sideor the fore part of the shoe and to employ these tacks primarily asanchoring techs for a binder of wire or tape by whiclithe upper aboutthe fore part of the shoe secured in lasted position. This binder holdsthe upper material against the lip of the innersoie and in the angle ofunion between the lip and the feather-edge of the innersole. t isdesirable that the anchoring tacks be driven approximately in this angleof union in order that the end portions of the hinder may be properlylocated and that the tacks, 11 also serve as securing means for theportion of upper through which they are driven may fasten the upper atthe right places.

The tack driving mechanism should therefore, be spaced the rightdistanceapart in the machine to insert the tacks in the angle of union on theopposite sides of the shoe, and "for operating upon shoes of differentWidths it is desirable to be able to adjust the tack driving mechanismstoward and from each other. To this end the guide hlocks 95 are providedon their lower faces with. guide rihs 11:2 as seen most clearly in Figs.1 and 9 and the head of the machine is by depressing the foottrcadle-93.

provided with a bracket 114 having a groove extending transversely ofthe machine to receive the rib 112. The bracket has a slot forreceivingadjustably a screw 115, as shown, in Fig. l0, bywhich the guideblock may he seEurcd in diii'erent adjusted posi-' tions for spacingthedriven tacks in accordance 'ith the width of the shoes beingpulledover and lasted. The vertical arm oi. the bell-crank lever 91 andthe corresponding arm 95 on the opposite side of the machine are forkedat their upper ends, as shown in Fig. 4, and the branches of the forksare separated far enough to permit the adjustment of the tackingmechanisms above described.

It will be understood that inasmuch as the last is moved away from thegrippers for stretching the upper the shoe is by this movement alsocarried away from the tacking mechanism. It is desirable in driving thetacks that the tack be guided substantially to the plane of the stock inwhich it is inserted and in order to do this tack guiding means isprovided which is movable to permit the shoes to be positioned initiallyin the proper relation to the grippers and which will. after the shoehas been moved away from the grippers, guide the tack substantially tothe plane in which the shoe bottom is then located. While differentconstructions of tack guiding means may be employed for this pin-posethe present machine is shown as provided with pivoted tack guiding meansadapted to be turned into a position out. of alinement with the driverwhen the shoe is presented to the.grippers and to be moved into anoperative position in alinement with the tack drivers when the tackingmechanism is to be actuated. These tack guides are shown as tubes 120hinged to the front ends of the guide blocks 95, as shown in Figs. 4 and9. The tack guides may be turned "downwardly as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and4- bet'ore the shoe is presented to the machine and they may remain inthis position where they are out of the way of the operating parts ofthe machine until the pulling-overand lasting operations have beencompleted and may then be turned up into operative position in alinementwith the drivers as shown in Fig. 6. The two tacks will then be insertedsimultaneously The treadle rod 92, and likewise the treadlc rods 5 and2%, are provided with a returning spring 8, Fig. 3 to. elevate thetreadle and restore the parts connected to the rods to their normalpositions.

In the use of the machine a last with an upper and innersole properlyassembled thereon is presentedto the machine by-pla ing the outstandingedge portion of the fore part of the upperwithin the grippers.Preferably'the abutment 2O occupies normally a position to serve as arest against which the innersole on the bottom of the last will bepressed in presenting the shoe to the macl'iine.

The operator will arrange the up per within the grippers with the tipline or seam in correct relation to the last. He is guided in doing thisby the curved grippers which are in practice preferably that their lowerends reach to the tip seam. Any suitable tip position indicat ngformation of the grippers may be used to guide the operator in placingthe; upper in the machine before the grippers are closed. F or example,the angular front edge of the outer gripper jaw may be considered anindei: line with relation to which the-;tip line may be positioned.The-operator can position the seam straight by locating the ends of theseam in the same or desired different relation to the ends of thegrippers and he positions the seam for the right'length of by locatingthe near to the ends of the grippers. The lat orally movable heel restwhich supports the shoe during the upper positioning and upsimilarly Gilper pulling operations facilitates correct adjustment or ini'alpositioningot the tip seam on crooked lasts for by positioning the heelrest at the left side or the right side of the median line of themachine it will support a left shoe 'or a right shoe on a crooked lastwith the fore part in similar relation to the grippers and allow of thetip of the right and the left shoe being positioned in the grippers. This positioning of the tip seam and, infact, the entire pulling-over andlasting operation is facilitated by the fact that the shoe isarrangedinthe machine with relation to the operator with the toe endpointingv away from him and substantially perpendicular to his line ofvision. This is a position in which a critic holds a shoe to judge ofits symmetry'and the correct proportions of its parts and is,

in fact, substantially the relation which a shoe on the wearers footbears to his hne of vision. .1 believe l am the first to pro- Vide,foraccurately and invariably locating the tip line-relatively to thepull ng-over I devices.

T he foot lever is first actuated for closthen the foot lever 28 ing thegrippers and is depressedfor advancing the abutment 20 to move the lastoutwardly with relation to the grippers, whereby the upper i's stretchedsimultaneously at the opposite sides and the end of the forepartoftheshoe. if The form of the grippers insures that/ipihis movement the upperwill ,be drawh-betweenthe top face of the last and the gl flPEfH'Swithout frictional engagement between t e sides and edges of the lastand the upper. The position of the shoe isl'such thahtheroperator mayobservct the pelvis and use his judgment long enough so uample,

$821111 ends more 01' 1885' be stretched and when the treadle 28 hasbeen depressed for pulling a particular up-- per as much as is requiredthe operator, having observed the position of the toe tipseam and otherlines of the upper with relation to the last, may move the lastforproperly adjusting it within the upper. For exhe may swing the lastlaterally as indicated in Fig. ll-to straighten the toe tip seam or hemay turn the-last sidewise as in dicated in dotted lines in 'Fig. 5.toadjust thelast transversely in the upper. If thetoe tip' seam is foundupon inspection to. extend in a curved line rather than in a right linethe 'lastmay be moved barckwardly or. for

wardly as indicated in Fig. 13 to pull or slacken the upper over the toeend of the last for straightening this seam, and it do shed the last maybe moved upwardly as shown in Fig. 12 for thrusting itfarther into thepulled upper and thus tightening the upper over the fore part ofthe lastand about the instep oi the last. For'efiecting this latter movement theheel rest may be actuated by the hand lever-38. When the upper has beensatisfactorily stretched and the proper position of the upper with rela-I tion to the'last' secured as is required in the pulling-over operationthetoe rest will he released and permitted to move into operativeposition preparatory to the lasting operation. Thewipers will'then beactuated by manipulating the hand lever 72 and as the wipers force theupper over the last bottom pressure on the foot treadle 28 willpreferably be relievedto permit the abutment 20.,to

be retracted enough to'allow, the I toe rest to press the shoe towardthe wipers,

and pressure upon the foot treadle 7 will also be released gradually topermit the p for allowing the upper to grippers to open be pulled frombetween them by the advancing wipers. These operations. haying beencompleted the swinging sections of the tack tubes will be moved intooperative posi- Y tion and the foot treadle 93 depressed for actuatingthe drivers to insert-the tacks; The shoe may then be taken frorn themachine and; a binder of WlIQ OI tape utin place toretain the upper in oerworked posi? tion. 7 i

The claims to the improvements in methods of" making shoes hereindisclosed-are tobe found in my co-pending applicat on 1 Ser.'No.831,194, filed July 15, 1914.

Having indicated the nature of the invention and fully explained oneconstruction embodying the same,'I claim as new and do sire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States I *1. In a machine for working an'upper over a'last in which the last is positioned with its'tOe enduppermost, the combination with means for pulling the upper over the toeportion of the last, and wipers for laying the upper over the lastbottom, of a rest 7 arranged to engage the top face of the shoe,

:1 carrier by which said rest can slide by gravity from a position abovethe toe of the shoe downwardly toward the instep of the shoe for thepurpose described, and means for locking it in its elevated position,substantially as described.

A. pulling-over machine having, in combination. means for working anupper over a last, means for supporting the shoe with its toe enduppermost and the top face of the shoe observable by the workman; avertically movable slide. a toe rest on the slide, means for securin theslide in upraised inoperative position, and means forguiding the slideto position the rest in operative relation to the top face of the shoewhen the slide is released.

3. A pulling-over machine having, in combination, mechanisms for workingupon a shoe. means for supporting the shoe for an initial operation uponit, a rest occupying normally a position forwardly beyond the toe of theshoe, and means for directing movcment of said rest lengthwise of theshoe into o1' erative engagement therewi h for supporting the shoe for alater operation upon it,

s. A pulling-over machine having, in combination, pulling-over means.means to support the last against the action of the pullingover means,means to drive tacks into the shoe bottom. a rest occuping normally aposition forwardly beyond the toe where it is out of the way ofinspection of the shoe dun ing the pulling-over operation, and guidesfor directing movement of the rest lengthwise of the shoe intoengagen'ient with an in- U clined portion of the top face of the. shoewhereby it is self-adapting for su 'ipm'ting shoes of differentthickness against theoperation of the tack ng means;

5. A pullingeover machine comprising shoe supporting means,pulling'ove'r means,

and means arranged for movement in a planesubstantially parallel withthe shoe bottom. after the upper has been pulled, into and out ofcontact withthe top face of the shoe in the region of the tip scam.

(3. pullingnover machine having, in combination, pulling-over means,means to support the last against the action of the pulling over means,and means occupying a position forwardly beyond the toe of the shoeduring operation of the pulling-over means and {luidcd for movementlengthwise of the shoe into pressing engagement with the top face of theforepart of the shoe, substantially as described.

7. Ina machine of the class described, the combination with mechanismsfor working an upper over last, of tack-drivingmechanism which a wholeis secured in a fixed position and comprises a tack guide movablysupported to allow it to be positioned out of the way of the shoe duringthe overworking operations.

8. A pullingpver machine having, in combination. means for pulling-overan upper, means for working the upper into lasted relation to a weltshoe innersole, and anchor tack driving means occupying constantpositions transversely of the shoe near each lateral. of the shoe duringthe pullingover operation and including tack and driver guides which aremovable lengthwise of the shoe into position to guide and locate I theanchor tacks after the upper has be n overworked.

9. A pulling-orer machine having, in combination, means for pulling-overan upper. means for working the ripper into lasted relation. to a weltshoe'inn'ersole; and an anchor tack driving mechanism fixed near onelateral side of the shoe and comprising a guide block and adriver andtack supplying mechanism cooperating therewith. and a driver and tackguide pivoted relatively to the guide block movement out of alinementwith the driver and away from the plane or" the shoe during thepulling-over operation, said guide being movable ito operative relationto the driver and the shoe for the anchor tack inserting operation.

'10. A pulling-over machine having, in

combination. pulling'over grippers, a tackthe last has been forced awayfrom the grip pvrs. into the space formerly occupied by Llnbison; guidethe tack to the shoe bottom.

in testimony whereof l have signed my name to this tpecificatlon 111 thetwo subscribing witnesses.

ELI BROTHERS.

5: Am urn A. Ri'isssLL, (fir-moms l). Gnnsn.

presence of Correction in Letters Patent No. 1335,5347.

' Ifi is 'herbjcel tified 'thsitiin Letters Patent No."; 135,94i-7,grant-ed April 13,

myeni'ntin Pufiing-flirel and Lasting Machines, erfor appears inthefprinted spepification ieqpiring corrqctionas foilows: Page 5 line 55,for the W916 wifih this correction therein thai; the sails may copformto the record of the case in the Ptent O ifice. I

Signed and sealed this 5th de uy of flctobeiy A. 1)., 1915.

[SEAL] ,R. F. WHITEHEAD,

Ading Oomssiofiw of Patents.

migiupdn the appl icati on of Eli Brothgrs, of Lynn, Mssfichusett-g-foran im- -mechanj sm iread mechdnisms; aid-that the said Letters Patentshould be re zd

